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Red lentils. (Pulse Canada photo)
Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses, Weather

Better-than-expected lentil crop faces market volatility

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CNS Canada –– Despite a summer of excess moisture across much of the Prairies, lentils fared better than earlier expectations, according to Bobby Leavins, operations manager for Rayglen Commodities in Saskatoon. However, the crop’s grade spread is still very wide and prices are expected to be wide-ranging over the winter. “With all the moisture a […] Read more
Red lentils. (Pulse Canada photo)
Crops, Lentils, Pulses, Weather

Lentil crop quality a concern

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CNS Canada — Top-end Canadian lentils may be hard to find this year, as wet weather and the late harvest are expected to lead to quality downgrades. The lentil harvest in Saskatchewan, where the bulk of Canada’s crop is grown, is only about 23 per cent complete, according to the latest weekly report from Saskatchewan […] Read more
Red lentils. (Pulse Canada photo)
Crops, Lentils, Pulses, Weather

Large lentil crop facing weather concerns

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CNS Canada — Canadian farmers planted the most lentils in five years in 2014 — but quality issues are already starting to emerge that could underpin prices going forward, according to a market analyst. Updated acreage estimates from Statistics Canada, released Friday, pegged lentil area in the country at 3.24 million acres, which was up […] Read more
Crops, Features, Lentils, Pulses

Lentils with blight can be misdiagnosed

Stemphylium blight is turning up in more and more seed lab tests, but 
is often misdiagnosed when it’s found out in the field

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Stemphylium blight, caused by the fungal pathogen Stemphylium botryosum, is a lentil disease that has only been identified as a problem in recent years. But according to Sabine Banniza, a researcher at the University of Saskatchewan, this may be due to misdiagnosis in the past. “There isn’t really very solid data out there, partly because […] Read more
Crops, Lentils, Markets, Pulses

Strong red lentils to draw in acres

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CNS Canada –– Red lentil bids in Western Canada are showing some strength, which may bring more acres to the crop this spring. “We’ll be quite tight on red lentils going into the fall,” said Bobby Leavins of Rayglen Commodities in Saskatoon on the relative strength in the market. Good export demand, together with weather […] Read more
Crops, Lentils, Pulses

Clearfield-friendly herbicide cleared for Clearfield lentils

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BASF’s Clearfield cropping system has been expanded to allow a Clearfield-friendly herbicide’s use on the system’s lentils. BASF Canada recently announced it now supports the use of its Group 2 herbicide Ares on Clearfield lentils. The imazamox/imazapyr combo is approved for use on grassy and broadleaf weeds such as cleavers, lamb’s-quarters, wild oats, wild buckwheat […] Read more

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